"The Pickle Bottle", the will being hidden with the family onions.
In Melbourne it was the success of the year under the same title.
I,' with an air of genius, 'called it "The Cruet Stand".'

'Then how did you get a hold of it,' asked Villiers.

'My wife, sir,' said the actor, rolling out the words in his deep
voice. 'A wonderful woman, sir; paid a visit to Melbourne, and
there, sir, seated at the back of the pit between a coal-heaver and
an apple-woman, she copied the whole thing down.'

'But isn't that rather mean?'

'Certainly not,' retorted Wopples, haughtily; 'the opulent Melbourne
managers refuse to let me have their new pieces, so I have to take
the law into my own hands. I'll get all the latest London successes
in the same way. We play "Ours" under the title of "The Hero's
Return, or the Soldier's Bride": we have done the "Silver King" as
"The Living Dead", which was an immense success.'

Villiers thought that under such a contradictory title it would
rather pique the curiosity of the public.

'To-morrow night,' pursued Mr Wopples, 'we act "Called Back", but it
is billed as "The Blind Detective"; thus,' said the actor, with
virtuous scorn, 'do we evade the grasping avarice of the Melbourne
managers, who would make us pay fees for them.'

'By the way,' said Mr Wopples, breaking off suddenly in a light and
airy manner, 'as I came down here I saw a lovely girl--a veritable